Why is everything awesome in The LEGO Movie with student co-creation?
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Why is everything awesome in The LEGO Movie with student co-creation?

Mike Collins
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Why is everything awesome in The LEGO Movie with student co-creation?
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Ever built a LEGO spaceship with Will Ferrell that looked nothing like the instructions?Ever let students take the reins and steer your curriculum off-road?Ever wondered if those two things are basically the same? In this episode, Mike and Mark are joined by Kiu-Sum, host of The Education Burrito podcast, to unpack the surprisingly profound links… Continue reading Why is everything awesome in The LEGO Movie with student co-creation?

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What is the Magic Circle?

Mike Collins
Pedagodzilla
Pedagodzilla
What is the Magic Circle?
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🎲 Ever pretended to be a halfling bard in a lesson?🧠 Ever gamified a class and called it “learning design”?✨ Ever desperately tried to make your teaching feel a bit more f***ing awesome? Then you, dear listener, may already be casting spells inside what the cool pedagogues in town call The Magic Circle. You know… Continue reading What is the Magic Circle?

Is creating distance learning as simple as baking an air-fryer cake? (Ft. Jo Dyer)
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Is creating distance learning as simple as baking an air-fryer cake? (Ft. Jo Dyer)

Mike Collins
Pedagodzilla
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Is creating distance learning as simple as baking an air-fryer cake? (Ft. Jo Dyer)
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In this episode Mike is joined by Jo Dyer, Director of Learner and Discovery Services at The Open University as we talk about cakes, bakes and how the OU makes (distance learning). Mike’s been working at the OU (The Open University) for over a decade, and has been running this podcast for at least half… Continue reading Is creating distance learning as simple as baking an air-fryer cake? (Ft. Jo Dyer)

Why is the Kobayashi Maru a no-win for Starfleet assessment?
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Why is the Kobayashi Maru a no-win for Starfleet assessment?

Mike Collins
Pedagodzilla
Pedagodzilla
Why is the Kobayashi Maru a no-win for Starfleet assessment?
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In this episode Mike C and Mark C are joined by Associate Professor at Durham, Dr Richard Crossman (author of the Infinite Diversity, Finite Combinations blog) and Senior Learning Designer at The Open University Mark Williams as we talk about that space show with the phasers not the hyperdrive. They call it warp drive and… Continue reading Why is the Kobayashi Maru a no-win for Starfleet assessment?

What can Jurassic Park teach us about embedding sustainability in course design?
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What can Jurassic Park teach us about embedding sustainability in course design?

Mike Collins
Pedagodzilla
Pedagodzilla
What can Jurassic Park teach us about embedding sustainability in course design?
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Hold onto your butts! In this episode Mike is joined by learning designers Paul Astles, Catriona Matthews, and Hayley Johns to answer the sustainably silly question: “What can Jurassic Park teach us about embedding sustainability in course design?” From Dr. Ian Malcolm’s chaos theory quotes to water ripples in the T-Rex scene, the team uses… Continue reading What can Jurassic Park teach us about embedding sustainability in course design?